"Dosso Dossi (c. 1489–1542, real name: Giovanni di Niccolò de Luteri) was an Italian Renaissance painter who belonged to the School of Ferrara, painting in a ...
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style mainly influenced by Venetian painting, in particular Giorgione and early Titian.
From 1514 to his death he was court artist to the Este Dukes of Ferrara and of Modena, whose small court valued its reputation as an artistic centre. He often worked with his younger brother Battista Dossi, who had worked under Raphael. He painted many mythological subjects and allegories with a rather dream-like atmosphere, and often striking disharmonies in colour. His portraits also often show rather unusual poses or expressions for works originating in a court." - (en.wikipedia.org 29.10.2020)
